Question

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A pool company is trying out several new drains. Drain A empties a pool at a rate of 2 gal/min. Drain B
empties a pool at a rate of 5 gal/min. One pool has 108
gal of water in it. Write an equation for each drain that
shows the amount of time it takes to empty the pool. Then solve each equation showing your work.

Answer 1

Equations:
`2\cdot t=108,\ 5\cdot s=108.`

Solutions: t=54 minutes, s= 21.6 minutes.

Explanation:

1. Drain A empties a pool at a rate of 2 gal/min. The pool has 108 gallons of water in it. Let t minutes be the time needed to empty this pool, then

`2\cdot t=108,\\ \\t=108:2=54\ minutes.`

2. Drain B empties a pool at a rate of 5 gal/min. The pool has 108 gallons of water in it. Let s minutes be the time needed to empty this pool, then

`5\cdot s=108,\\ \\s=108:5=21.6\ minutes.`